U.S. Army
Jackson, JamesConflictIndian Campaigns
RankBrigadier General
Year of Action1877
Unit/Command1st U.S. Cavalry, Troop B,
BirthplaceNew Jersey
Citation
Dismounted from his horse in the face of a heavy fire from pursuing Indians, and with the assistance of 1 or 2 of the men of his command secured to a place of safety the body of his trumpeter, who had been shot and
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